Aunt Wilma’s Million Dollar Fudge

It’s the holidays, which means it is time to make sweet delicacies. My Aunt Wilma is an amazing cook, and my mom has been making this for years for folks. Everyone loves this because it doesn’t have a gritty or sugary consistency, and it freezes well. It also makes a fine gift. A word to the wise: use the brand names that my mom insisted I type in all caps. It’s as “serious as a heart attack” to get the right brands.

Aunt Wilma’s Million Dollar Fudge

Ingredients:

4 ½ cups white granulated sugar
one 12 oz. Can PET evaporated milk
2 sticks of PARKAY margarine
3 cups or 18 oz. of HERSHEY’S milk chocolate chips
one teaspoon vanilla
2 cups of pecans (optional, but really GOOOOOD)

What to do:

• Cook on low –medium heat:

4 ½ cups white granulated sugar
one 12 oz. Can PET evaporated milk

• Stir to keep from sticking. Bring to a boil and BOIL for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. <This part is VERY important. Do not walk away for a second. If you don’t get this mixture to the appropriate consistency, it will never set. I made this several times, and the 10-12 minutes is approximate on the low end. It will probably take longer. Or it may be that my stove is not as good as yours. It just needs to get to that “candy consistency” phase before you add the chocolate below.>

• Add the following:

2 sticks of PARKAY margarine
3 cups or 18 oz. of HERSHEY’S milk chocolate chips

• Stir till smooth and creamy. Add one teaspoon vanilla and 2 cups of pecans. Pour into a lightly greased (PARKAY) pan and let cool.